Board Member and former Stoneleigh Fellow Kevin Bethel was featured by City & State Pennsylvania’s list of 2024 Black trailblazers for his new role as…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Raj Jayadev spoke to Next City about developing the participatory defense hub model and how it has evolved over time. When Monica…
As part of its Youth Partnership Spotlight Series, the Stoneleigh Foundation hosted a webinar with Creative Resilient Youth to learn about the ways in which creating…
Stoneleigh Visiting Fellow Lauren Fine has published a new report on her Participatory Action Research with a small group of young adults (aged 18-24) with…
Board Member and former Stoneleigh Fellow Kevin Bethel spoke to The Philadelphia Inquirer about his top priorities for his first year as the Philadelphia Police…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Adam Serlin’s economic analysis and Kevin Bethel’s work on the Philadelphia Police Department School Diversion Program are featured in a guest commentary…
As part of its Youth Partnership Spotlight Series, the Stoneleigh Foundation hosted a webinar with leaders from Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project for a conversation about building…
Stoneleigh Fellow Shay Bilchik recently joined other youth justice transformation leaders for a webinar hosted by Child Trends and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice to…
Stoneleigh Fellow Brandy Blasko spoke to Chalkbeat Philadelphia about her work to evaluate Philadelphia’s relatively new Youth Violence Reduction Initiative, which provides support directly to…
Former Emerging Leader Fellow Kate Vengraitis spoke to CNBC about ongoing pitfalls for recipients of Supplemental Security Income as the Social Security Administration increases benefit…
Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk and his Resolve Philly colleague Julie Christie have published a new article for The Philadelphia Inquirer on the city’s Department of…
Former Stoneleigh Fellow Raj Jayadev spoke to PBS News Hour about participatory defense as a tool to address mass incarceration. Raj Jayadev is a MacArthur…
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Who We Are
The Stoneleigh Foundation was founded in 2006 by John and Chara Haas to improve the life outcomes of our community's youth. We meet our mission by awarding Fellowships to exceptional leaders who advance change in the systems that serve these young people.
We seek to improve the life outcomes of our community’s youth by advancing change in the systems that serve them. Because we believe that youth are best served when systems work together to holistically address their needs, Stoneleigh prioritizes work designed to strengthen coordination between or among these systems.
We award two types of projects that catalyze change within, alongside, and outside of youth-serving systems. Our Fellowship Projects enhance how systems work together, improve practice, shift narratives, and generate new knowledge through action-oriented research. Our Youth Partnership Projects support youth-centric organizations that build the leadership and advocacy skills of young people.
We are pragmatic and have a bias toward action. We advance the field by hosting public events, publishing policy-relevant research and reports, and elevating the work of our Fellows and grantees in the media.
We award two types of Fellowships to exceptional individuals who work within and alongside youth-serving systems to catalyze change. Our Fellows undertake projects that enhance how systems work together, improve practice, and generate new knowledge through action-oriented research.
